Lyle was born on 25 SEP 1917 in Valley City, North Dakota to Clifford Adams and Glenice (Cunningham) Adams. Lyle married Doris Irene Larson. They had one son Jerome Lyle.
TEC 5 Lyle Abrahamson was born 25 September 1916, Valley City, Barnes County, North Dakota. He enlisted in September 1942 and trained at Camp Wolter, Texas, Camp Blanding, Florida and Camp Atterbury, Indiana. He was sent overseas in February 1944. He was reported wounded in action on 24 September 1944 but remained in action. For this wound he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal a first time. He was killed when the hotel Nicolet in the city center of Malmedy was bombed by allied planes. The hotel served as a kitchen for K, L and M Companies. It was unknown to the pilots that the allied troops were that far advanced and the town was already in Allied hands. ABRAHAMSON, Lyle C (fieldsofhonor-database.com)
Contributor: Andy (48021049)
He is listed in the 1940 Census living with his parents in Dilworth, Minnesota working for the Northern Pacific Railway Company in the Laborer Round House. He started working there on 6 September 1939. It was in 1942 when he entered into the U. S. Army. On 25 December 1944, Lyle was killed in action fighting the enemy at the Battle of the Bulge, in the Ardennes region of Belgium. He was a Technician 5th Class serving in the 120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster.
His service number was 37304777. t.
TEC 5 Lyle Abrahamson was born 25 September 1916, Valley City, Barnes County, North Dakota. He enlisted in September 1942 and trained at Camp Wolter, Texas, Camp Blanding, Florida and Camp Atterbury, Indiana. He was sent overseas in February 1944. He was reported wounded in action on 24 September 1944 but remained in action. For this wound he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal a first time. He was killed when the hotel Nicolet in the city center of Malmedy was bombed by allied planes. The hotel served as a kitchen for K, L and M Companies. It was unknown to the pilots that the allied troops were that far advanced and the town was already in Allied hands. ABRAHAMSON, Lyle C (fieldsofhonor-database.com)
Contributor: Andy (48021049)
He is listed in the 1940 Census living with his parents in Dilworth, Minnesota working for the Northern Pacific Railway Company in the Laborer Round House. He started working there on 6 September 1939. It was in 1942 when he entered into the U. S. Army. On 25 December 1944, Lyle was killed in action fighting the enemy at the Battle of the Bulge, in the Ardennes region of Belgium. He was a Technician 5th Class serving in the 120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster.
His service number was 37304777. t.
Lyle was born on 25 SEP 1917 in Valley City, North Dakota to Clifford Adams and Glenice (Cunningham) Adams. Lyle married Doris Irene Larson. They had one son Jerome Lyle.
TEC 5 Lyle Abrahamson was born 25 September 1916, Valley City, Barnes County, North Dakota. He enlisted in September 1942 and trained at Camp Wolter, Texas, Camp Blanding, Florida and Camp Atterbury, Indiana. He was sent overseas in February 1944. He was reported wounded in action on 24 September 1944 but remained in action. For this wound he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal a first time. He was killed when the hotel Nicolet in the city center of Malmedy was bombed by allied planes. The hotel served as a kitchen for K, L and M Companies. It was unknown to the pilots that the allied troops were that far advanced and the town was already in Allied hands. ABRAHAMSON, Lyle C (fieldsofhonor-database.com)
Contributor: Andy (48021049)
He is listed in the 1940 Census living with his parents in Dilworth, Minnesota working for the Northern Pacific Railway Company in the Laborer Round House. He started working there on 6 September 1939. It was in 1942 when he entered into the U. S. Army. On 25 December 1944, Lyle was killed in action fighting the enemy at the Battle of the Bulge, in the Ardennes region of Belgium. He was a Technician 5th Class serving in the 120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster.
His service number was 37304777. t.
TEC 5 Lyle Abrahamson was born 25 September 1916, Valley City, Barnes County, North Dakota. He enlisted in September 1942 and trained at Camp Wolter, Texas, Camp Blanding, Florida and Camp Atterbury, Indiana. He was sent overseas in February 1944. He was reported wounded in action on 24 September 1944 but remained in action. For this wound he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal a first time. He was killed when the hotel Nicolet in the city center of Malmedy was bombed by allied planes. The hotel served as a kitchen for K, L and M Companies. It was unknown to the pilots that the allied troops were that far advanced and the town was already in Allied hands. ABRAHAMSON, Lyle C (fieldsofhonor-database.com)
Contributor: Andy (48021049)
He is listed in the 1940 Census living with his parents in Dilworth, Minnesota working for the Northern Pacific Railway Company in the Laborer Round House. He started working there on 6 September 1939. It was in 1942 when he entered into the U. S. Army. On 25 December 1944, Lyle was killed in action fighting the enemy at the Battle of the Bulge, in the Ardennes region of Belgium. He was a Technician 5th Class serving in the 120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster.
His service number was 37304777. t.
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TEC5 120 INF 30 DIV MINNESOTA
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